Avadel Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Update on FT218 Development ProgramNovember 09, 2020 at 07:00 AM EST
DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: AVDL), a company focused on developing FT218, an investigational, once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate designed to treat excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 and provided a business update. “Over the past several months, the Avadel clinical and regulatory teams have made substantial progress in advancing FT218 toward its anticipated FDA approval for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients suffering from narcolepsy. The Company remains on track to submit the filing to the FDA by the end of December. We are pleased with the progress we have made despite the challenges of a global pandemic and look forward to updating our shareholders on this upcoming regulatory milestone for the FT218 program,” said Greg Divis, Chief Executive Officer of Avadel. “We recently gained even greater insight into this evolving therapeutic area including the significant and growing opportunity for FT218. Specifically, we completed a comprehensive market assessment, which provided current and critical prescriber and patient insights. A key finding is that six out of ten sodium oxybate-eligible patients are not going on therapy today, with twice-nightly dosing being the primary reason cited. This finding suggests there could be a significantly larger potential sodium oxybate-eligible market beyond those currently being treated with twice-nightly therapy. These insights, coupled with patient discontinuation rates of nearly 50% within the first 12 months of initiating twice-nightly therapy, underscore the unmet patient need and opportunity once-nightly FT218 may have in addition to the nearly $1.8 billion1 twice-nightly sodium oxybate market. Based on our extensive research, we believe once-nightly FT218 has the potential, if approved, to offer a meaningful treatment option for patients switching from twice-nightly sodium oxybate, as well as those patients who previously refused or discontinued twice-nightly therapy,” concluded Mr. Divis. Third quarter and recent company highlights • FT218 NDA is on track and expected to be filed with the FDA by the end of December.
• Supported a recently published article in the peer-reviewed journal Sleep Medicine highlighting the lack of evidence linking the sodium content of sodium oxybate with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with narcolepsy. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.09.017)
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued the second U.S. patent covering once-nightly gamma- hydroxybutyrate formulations, including FT218, with an expiration date of mid-2037. In addition, Avadel has several patent applications pending at the USPTO, which the Company expects to result in additional issued patents in the future. Overview of Third Quarter Results As a result of the sale of the sterile injectable products to Exela Sterile Medicines LLC, which closed on June 30, 2020, the Company did not report any revenue for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $14.2 million in the third quarter of 2019. R&D expenses were $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared to $7.5 million in the third quarter of 2019. The decrease on a year-over-year basis was primarily attributed to the completion of the FT218 clinical study during the first quarter of 2020, as well as lower headcount due to the restructuring activities initiated during 2019. Net loss for the third quarter of 2020 was $11.7 million, or ($0.20) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $8.9 million, or ($0.24) per diluted share, for the same period in 2019. The increase in net loss is primarily the result of the year-over-year decline in revenue due to the sale of the sterile injectable products to Exela Sterile Medicines LLC on June 30, 2020. The decrease in diluted loss per share is due to a higher number of shares outstanding resulting from equity issuances completed during the first half of the year. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $231.6 million as of September 30, 2020. The Company has convertible debt of $143.8 million due in February 2023. Conference Call: About FT218 About Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc: Footnote: 1. Annualized Xyrem revenues from the Jazz Pharmaceuticals third quarter and year to date results reported in their press release dated November 2, 2020. Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Our forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are made within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations and that we consider reasonable. However, our business and operations are subject to significant risks, and, as a result, there can be no assurance that actual results and the results of our business and operations will not differ materially from the results contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations in our forward-looking statements include the risk that we do not file the NDA for FT218 on a timely basis or at all, the risk that the FDA does accept such NDA, the risk that such NDA is not approved by the FDA or such approval is delayed, the risk that the RESTORE study may be delayed or may not be completed at all, the risk that commercial launch of FT218 (if approved) is delayed, the risk that the potential market performance for FT218 (if approved) may differ materially from projections, and the risk that the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on our financial results and results of operations could be greater than we anticipate and the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 16, 2020 and subsequent SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are not guarantees of future performance. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Contacts: Tim McCarthy Media Contact AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
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